Originally Posted by litacats
funny you should ask that tonight.
I was at chicken treat and the young girl serving upset the man next to me because she didn't say thank you for his order or thank you when he paid for his meal. when ever she should have said thank you he said it for her (sarcasticly) it just went right over her head, he complained about the lack of manners in young people today. I must admit I said something to him to the affect that it is the person that trained her that should have taught her better but then the buck doesn't stop there why didn't her parents teach her manners. it doesn't cost a thing to be polite and people respect you more for being polite.
I agree it is nice to thank people in situations like that (and thank your servers when they bring your food to you, etc) but I also believe that pointing out rudeness by being rude yourself invalidates any point you were trying to make. They cancel each other out.
I am teaching my kids to say thank for for things, and you're welcome, etc. I took them trick-or-treating and when I prompted them to say thank you, the guy was like "Oh, don't worry about it, none of them say thank you anymore." And I know a kindergarten teacher who tries to teach her kids thank you and please and such, and then hears stories back from them that at home their parents make fun of them for trying to be all polite and fancy.